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In photos: a trip to the unexpectedly enjoyable National Army Museum, Chelsea, London

Fri 5th November, 2021Fri 5th November, 2021 - by editor - Leave a Comment

I’m really not a big fan of all things military, but on a whim I thought I’d pay the National Army Museum, Chelsea a visit – and it turned out …

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Explore home life from the 1600s onward at the Museum of the Home, east London
London / news / photos / Places

In photos: Explore front rooms of the past at the Museum of the Home, east London

Wed 14th July, 2021Tue 13th July, 2021 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Formerly the Geffrye Museum, the Museum of the Home is located in the old  Geffrye Almshouses on Kingsland Road,  Shoreditch, London.

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Trams, trains, tubes, trolleybuses and buses: a look around the London Transport Museum
London / news / photos / Places

Trams, trains, tubes, trolleybuses and buses: a look around the London Transport Museum

Thu 19th October, 2017 - by editor - 1 Comment

Transport aficionados are going to love the London Transport Museum, a three floor attraction located in the Grade II-listed Flower Market building in Covent Garden Piazza.

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Clubs & Nightlife / music / news / photos / Places / railways

Leipzig photos: Trams, steam locomotive, old rocker, posters and graffiti

Fri 3rd March, 2017Fri 3rd March, 2017 - by editor - Leave a Comment

The second date on my tour with the Monochrome Set saw the band descending on an excessively chilly Leipzig, the largest city in Saxony and Germany’s tenth most populous city, …

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The Imperial War Museum and Anti Nuclear Protest Movement photos
London / photos / Places

The Imperial War Museum and Anti Nuclear Protest Movement photos

Fri 27th January, 2017Wed 25th January, 2017 - by editor - 1 Comment

I meant to post these pics from the Imperial War Museum ages ago (they’re from June last year), so apologies for the delay. It’s a great museum to visit anyway, …

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Batman, a high-rise unicyclist and an alcoholic confession: scenes around Trafalgar Square, London
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Batman, a high-rise unicyclist and an alcoholic confession: scenes around Trafalgar Square, London

Wed 5th August, 2015 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Here’s a collection of scenes snapped around Trafalgar Square last Saturday afternoon. Above, a Batman ‘human statue’ looks over the space in front of the National Gallery.

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Exploring London and the River Thames at the Museum of London Docklands at West India Quay
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Exploring London and the River Thames at the Museum of London Docklands at West India Quay

Mon 1st September, 2014Tue 2nd September, 2014 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Located in West India Quay – right next to Canary Wharf – is the fabulous Museum of London Docklands, a free exhibition space dedicated to the history of the River …

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Disobedient Objects at the V&A London looks at the role of objects in protest
London / photos / Places

Disobedient Objects at the V&A London looks at the role of objects in protest

Fri 29th August, 2014 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Running until the 1st February 2015 at the V&A Museum in London, is the Disobedient Objects exhibition, which examines the powerful role of objects in movements for social change. It’s well …

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Checking out the Google Web Lab at the Science Museum
London / Places

Checking out the Google Web Lab at the Science Museum

Wed 19th September, 2012Wed 19th September, 2012 - by editor - Leave a Comment

This was fun: yesterday, the Google Web Lab at the Science Museum, London was opened up for late night visitors, with the added bonus of free booze on tap.

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Crossrail archaeology exhibition in London - Bison to Bedlam
London / photos / Places / railways

Crossrail archaeology exhibition in London – Bison to Bedlam

Mon 9th July, 2012Mon 9th July, 2012 - by editor - 1 Comment

Put on for one day only was Crossrail’s, ‘Bison to Bedlam’ archaeology exhibition, which showed off some of the artefacts unearthed during the excavations for the cross-London rail project. Above is a …

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New York / photos / Places

A walk from Bedford Hill down Bedford Avenue to Brooklyn Museum, New York

Mon 28th November, 2011Sun 27th November, 2011 - by editor - 1 Comment

After enjoying an excellent coffee at the Bedford Hill Coffee Bar in Bedford-Stuyvesant, we decided to walk the 1.7 miles to Brooklyn Museum, neat Prospect Park.

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London / photos / Places

British Museum Australian walkabout – a slice of Oz in WC1

Tue 13th September, 2011Tue 13th September, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Running until the 16th Oct 2011 is the ‘Australian Landscape’ outside the British Museum in central London. Created in partnership with the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, the  landscape ‘showcases the …

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London / Places

Museum of London: London Street Photography

Mon 4th April, 2011Mon 4th April, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Well worth a visit is the Museum of London’s ‘London street photography’ exhibition, showing over 200 candid street scenes from 1860 to the present day.

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New York / photos / Places

Concorde at the Intrepid Museum, NYC

Wed 5th January, 2011Wed 5th January, 2011 - by editor - 3 Comments.

Standing rather forlornly on a barge at the end of a Manhattan jetty on New York’s west side is retired British Airways Concorde aircraft, number G-BOAD.

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London / Places

A trip to the Museum of London

Wed 1st December, 2010Wed 1st December, 2010 - by editor - 3 Comments.

One of the world’s biggest urban history museums, the Museum of London has over two million objects in its collection and holds the largest archaeological archive in Europe.

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London / Places

A trip to the fabulous Horniman Museum

Mon 22nd March, 2010 - by editor - 3 Comments.

I love this place – parts of it feel like you’ve stepped into an untouched Edwardian gallery of curiosities, while other parts are as high tech as anything you’ll find …

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London

Revolution Paper, Mexican Prints at the British Museum

Tue 16th March, 2010Tue 16th March, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

This is only on until the 5th of April, so get down to the British Museum sharpish if you want to check out some superb political posters from the great …

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cardiff / stuff / wales

Return to St Fagans museum, Cardiff

Tue 1st September, 2009 - by editor - Leave a Comment

We paid another visit a few weeks back and checked out all the indoor galleries we missed last time. They’ve currently got a great pop culture exhibition there, and after …

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